La Barrancosa Dam Explained

Jorge Cepernic Dam
Location Map:Argentina
Coordinates:-50.1922°N -70.1207°W
Country:Argentina
Location:Puerto Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Province
Purpose:Power
Status:UC
Construction Began:July 2015
Dam Type:Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill
Dam Crosses:Santa Cruz River
Dam Length:2900m (9,500feet)
Dam Height:43.5m (142.7feet)
Dam Volume:6900000m2
Res Capacity Total:2720000000m2
Res Surface:198km2
Plant Turbines:5 x 120 MW Kaplan-type
Plant Hydraulic Head:34.65m (113.68feet)
Plant Capacity:600 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1,866 GWh (estimate)

The Jorge Cepernic Dam, formerly known as La Barrancosa Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam being built on the Santa Cruz River about 115km (71miles) west of Puerto Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It was renamed after the former governor of Santa Cruz Jorge Cepernic. A consortium led by China's Gezhouba Group was awarded the contract to build the Jorge Cepernic Dam and the Néstor Kirchner Dam upstream in August 2013. The consortium will also fund the construction. Both dams are expected to cost nearly US$4.8 billion.[1]

The dam is being built by Eling Ingeniería, the successor of Electroingeniería of Osvaldo Acosta and Gerardo Ferreyra.[2]

Purpose of the Dam

The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its power station will have an installed capacity of 600 MW.[3]

In July 2015 machines arrived in Santa Cruz for the construction of the dams.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: China will build and finance two dams in Patagonia equivalent to 10% of Argentine power demand . 22 August 2013 . 28 April 2014.
  2. http://www.perfil.com/economia/Represas-Kirchner-y-Cepernic--La-ultima-gran-joya-de-los-reyes-de-la-obra-publica-20130803-0029.html Represas Kirchner y Cepernic | La última gran joya de los reyes de la obra pública
  3. News: Hydroelectric Projects in the Santa Cruz River . Water and Energy National and Regional Integration . Government of Argentina . 95 . 28 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429050346/http://www.obraspublicas.gov.ar/documentos/Libros_Respresas/Libro_Ingles.pdf . 29 April 2014 . dead .
  4. News: Diamante . Sofía . La construcción de las represas de Santa Cruz está frenada desde diciembre a la espera del financiamiento de China . 8 February 2024 . LA NACION . 7 February 2024.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009200506/http://www.minplan.gob.ar/noticia/21931/arribaron-maquinas-para-las-represas-kirchner-cepernic.html Ministerio de Planificación - Arribaron máquinas para las Represas Kirchner-Cepernic [web.archive.org]]

    Construction Halted

    In December 2023 construction was stopped awaiting funding from China.[4]

    References

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